1、2007年南开大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷及答案与解析 一、名词解释 1 Fable 2 Harlem Renaissance 3 Imagism 4 Regionalism 二、填空题 5 Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote_, which has been called “the Manifesto of American Transcendentalism,“ and_, which has been regarded as Americas “Declaration of Intellectual Independence“. 6 _, _,_ and_are ge
2、nerally regarded as Shakespeares four great tragedies. 7 British novel came of age in_. 8 John Donne and his followers wrote what would later be called_ poetrycomplex, highly intellectual verse filled with metaphors. 9 The English great write Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1343 and died in 1400. his m
3、ost important work is_, a long poem made up of a general introduction and 24 stories. 三、问答题 9 Read the following poem and answer the questions. All nature is but Art, unknown to thee; All Chance, Direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, Harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal Go
4、od: And, spite of Pride, in erring Reasons spite, One truth is clear, whatever is, is right. 10 What idea do these lines indicate that the poet has? 11 What philosophy do these lines express? Do you agree with the writers idea that “whatever is, is right“? why or why not? 四、作文 12 Read the following
5、poem and write an essay entitled The Problem of Choice based on your analysis of the poem. Remember to start your essay with a statement of the thesis, then support your thesis with supporting details, and finally have a conclusion. (12 %) The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And
6、sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim; Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that, the passing there, Had worn
7、 them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day, Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sign Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in
8、a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. 2007年南开大学英语专业（英美文学）真题试卷答案与解析 一、名词解释 1 【正确答案】 Fable is a brief tale in verse or prose that conveys a moral lesson, usually by giving human speech and manners to animals and inanimate things. 2 【正确答案】 Harlem Renaissan
9、ce is a notable phase of black American writing centred in Harlem (a predominantly black area of New York City) in the 1920s. It brought a new self-awareness and critical respect to black literature in the United States. 3 【正确答案】 Imagism is the doctrine and poetic practice of a small but influential
10、 group of American and British poets between 1912 and 1917. It rejects most 19th-century poetry as cloudy verbiage, and aims instead at a new clarity and exactness in the short lyric poem. 4 【正确答案】 Regionalism, or local colorism is a kind of fiction that came to prominence in the USA in the late 19t
11、h century, and was devoted to capturing the unique customs, manners, speech, folklore and other qualities of a particular regional community, usually in humorous short stories. The most famous of the local colorists was Mark Twain. 二、填空题 5 【正确答案】 Nature, The American Scholar. 【试题解析】 本题考查爱默生的著作以及影响，之
12、前已有说明，这里不再赘述。 6 【正确答案】 Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth 【试题解析】 本题考查莎士比亚四大悲剧，注意拼写不要出问题即可。 7 【正确答案】 the 19th century 【试题解析】 本题考查英国小说的发展历程。作为 一种公认的叙事性散文文学体裁，英国小说已经具有四百多年的历史。但迄今为止，西方评论家对英国的第一部小说究竟始于何年及出于何人之手依然莫衷一是。一般认为，英国小说始于笛福的游记小说，成熟于 19世纪。 8 【正确答案】 metaphysical 【试题解析】 本题考查多恩等玄学派诗人诗歌的特点，即诗歌中蕴涵了很多隐喻
13、和 “奇思妙想 ”(conceits)。 9 【正确答案】 The Canterbury Tale 【试题解析】 本题考查乔叟的代表作。 三、问答题 10 【正确答案】 There are two main issues that the poet talks about in the given stanza. First, he discusses Gods plan in which evil must exist for the sake of the greater good, a paradox not fully understandable by human reason. S
14、econdly, the poem accuses human beings of being proud. The poet feels that man claims more insight into the nature of existence then he possesses. 【试题解析】 本文取自亚历山大 蒲柏 (Alexander Pope)的人论 (An Essay on Man， 1734)这里注意到作者所表述的两层含义：万物存在的意义以及作者对人类高傲的批驳。 11 【正确答案】 Considered as a whole, these lines indicate
15、that life seems chaotic and patternless to man when he is in the midst of it, but is in fact a coherent portion of a divinely ordered plan. So whatever God creates is justifiable. Personally, I do agree with him. The universe ultimately is a perfect design that appears imperfect to humans because th
16、e ability to perceive its order correctly is diminished by pride and intellectual limitations. 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对节选诗篇所蕴含的哲学思想的理解，即对 “存在即合理 “的观点的认识。自由度比较高，考生可以给出 自己的理解和看法。 四、作文 12 【正确答案】 The Problem of Choice The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost, has become one of the most recognizable pieces of American
17、poetry. The final lines have become a slogan for non-conformists and teachers attempting to open the minds of their students. However, the authors implied pride in his choice of “the road less traveled“ is only a small part of the message. In the first two stanza, the two roads are indeed two separa
18、te choices facing the speaker. He stands considering the options, knowing he can only take one. There is little difference between the roads from where he stands, and decides to take the one that has “perhaps the better claim.“ Although, as he passes he notes that the two roads are “really about the
19、 same.“ The two paths here represent two similar choices, neither particularly more appealing then the other, but still only one can be chosen. In the third stanza, the speaker is regretful for the road he didnt take. Both choices are desirable, but only one can be traveled now. And so he “kept the
20、first for another day,“ hoping to return and take the path he was forced to leave behind. But he knows better. He understands the nature of his journey and doubts, despite his hope, that he will ever have the chance. The road he did not choose remains a mystery to him, bringing forever to his mind t
21、he possibilities he will never experience. And thus, in the fourth stanza, the speakers regret far in the future, when even the hope of traversing that other road has gone. He knows the impact of his choice, looking back upon the diverging road. He is proud to have taken the one less traveled, but t
22、he difference is neither good nor bad. The difference is simply the two destinations, one lived, the other not. After all, the title is not “The Road Less Traveled“ but is instead “The Road Not Taken.“ 【试题解析】 本题考查考生的诗歌分析能力和写作能力。诗歌选自弗罗斯特的哲理诗未选择的路 (1915)，诗歌的最后三行点出了作者的选择。编者能力有限，在此仅附上对诗歌的分析，而对作文部分不再赘述。
